Oscar beebe



(No Model.)

0. BEEBE.

SASH FASTENER. No. 421,092. Patentedf'eb. 11,1890.

@witnesses 1 UNITED STATES rrrcn.

nirnNr TO EDXVARD F. VILLETS, OF SAME PLACE.

SASH-FASTENER.

SPECIFICATJZON formingpart of Letters Patent No. 421,092, dated February 11, 1890.

Application 'filed October 23, 1889. Serial No. 327,929. (No model.) I

T all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, OscAR BEEBE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hornellsville, in the county of Steuben and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Sash- Lock, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has relation to a combined sash lock and holder, and among the objects in View are to provide a cheap and simple holder to hold the sash at any desired elevation, and to provide means for locking the same at any point thereof.

With these general objects in View the invention consists in certain features of construction hereinafter specified, and part-icularly pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of a window sash and frame provided with a holder constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a perspective in detail of the holder. Fig. 3 is a detail in perspective ofthe housing. Fig. 4

1s a detail in perspective of a modified con- .hub 9,v from which struction of holder. Fig. 5 is a transverse section of Fig. l through the sash-holder and its housing. l v

Like numerals of reference indicate like parts in all the figures.

In practicing my invention I provide acasing or housing and lower ends of which are provided with right-angularly-disposed securing-plates 2, perforated, as at 3, for the reception of screws 4. The casing described is seat-ed in an opening 0r recess 5, formed opposite the upper and lower sashes and near their adjacent ends within the window-frame G.

7 represents the uppersash, and sash, both of which areV of the struction and mounted within the The holder comprises a central 8 the lower usual conframe 6.

perforated project bearing-pins 9X, the ends of which are seated in openings in the opposite sides of the elliptical housing l. From the hub there projects an eccentricallycurved friction-segment 10, the eccentric portion of which is so arranged as to be swung outwardly and protrude from the housing 1 when the same is in a lowered or horizontal position, or substantially so, and when in a vertical position to have its surface wholly within the front edges of the housing. Formed 1 of oblong shape, the upperv upon and proj ectingf rom and at aright angle to the plate l0 is a semicircular plate 12, weighted at its lower end and provided with an operating-handle 13. The tendency of this plate is to maintain the segment in a substantially horizontal position and against' the adjacent edge of the window-sash. The upper edge of the plate 12 is provided with one or it may be a series of teeth or notches 14, and' above said plate there is pivoted to by means of a screw 15, a turn-button 16, adapted tobe thrown into mesh with anyone of the teeth 14, or to be turned to one side and out of the path of the teeth, so as not to interfere with the rocking of the f-riction-segment.

As before stated, a loclr of the character described may be provided for both of the sashes-that is, if it be desired to mount the upper sash in such a manner as to lower-'and the tendency of the segments being to bind against t-he edges of their respective sashes, it will be apparent that in order to lower either sash itis simply necessary to partially rotate upwardly the segmental friction-plates 10 by means ot' the handle 13. Vhen the sashes are in position at the desired point, the button 16 may be swung to a Vertical position into either of the notches 14, and thus a return movement of the friction-plate prevented. To raise the lower sash, it is unnecessary to occupy one hand with the raising of the handle 13, as the upward movement of the sash will serve this purpose, and by releasing the sash the holder will partially rotate downwardly by gravity, thus automatically locking.

It is apparent from the above description that a cheap and efficient combined lockingholder is provided by my invention, and that the hub, segmental friction-plate, and semicircular lockingplate may be cast in a single piece.

As shown in Fig. 3, the curved frictionplate may be formed as a cylinder 17, the periphery of which may be corrugated, roughened, or covered with rubber, the hub 18 being eccentrically located in the cylinder.

The plate 19 for operating the friction device is in the above instance circular and provided With a series of operating-lugs 20.'

The fastener may be doubled for lower the window-bead,

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l 42eme snshes, as shown, and is thus adapted to opplate and having a series of teeth on its upzo Grate both ways. Theiookingdjutton then, per edge, :1nd :i turn-button pivoted to the of course, omitted. \vimIow-fimi'ie mid adapted to be projected Having thus described myinvention, what into the teeth, substantially as specified. 5 Ielaiimzmd desire to seenreby Letters Patent, i 3. The combination, with the oblong housisi n g 1, having the plate 2, perforated as at 3, of 2 5 l. The herein-described sash-holder, eo1nthe perforated hnh of the Sash-holder, the eeprising L centra-I hub, an eeoentrie segment centrically-disposed curved plate 1l, projector roller, and@ curved looking-plate arran ged ing from the hub, and the curved plate 12, 1o at one side of the segment or roller and pro- 1 hawing Jthe hzmdie 13, notoheS 1I, and the jeeting therefrom, substantially :is specified. turn-button 1G, Substantially :is specified. 3o 2. The combination, with L housing, of n In testimony that I claim the foregoing :is sash-holdereolnprsingaperforzitedhnb,benrmy own I have hereto niiixed my signature in ing'pins projecting from the hub and into the presence oi two Witnesses. 15 walls of the housing, a segmental or Circuler friction-plate projecting from the hub and OSCAR HEERE. adapted to be projected outside of the hous- \Vitnesses: ing, and a. Weighted curved looking-plate pro-` FRED l. I) ICKEY,

jeetingbeyond and :it one side of the friction- FRANK. C. HEERE, 

